Zapata Falls

Yes...it HAS been a long time since I have made time to blog.  We have already been in the USA for 2 months and we are immensely enjoying our time here and re-connecting with family and friends.  Even though Spring is trying to come to those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, I have been taking pictures of our time stateside since we got here...most of them are a Winter theme...a big difference from the tropical jungle we were used to just a few months ago.  Here we go...

Not long after we arrived, we took a family hike to a place called Zapata Falls.  It was rockin!  The falls were all frozen although the ice was beginning to rot.  I didn't have the correct lens to capture the whole falls in the camera frame.  It was a hard place to photograph.

This is a photo of my side of the family.  So great to see them all and enjoy the great outdoors together!

My Sister, her child (dog), my dad, and me, all climbed up a little higher.  It would have been nice to have some crampons, but we made it. Going down was a little slippery though.

A hundred yards down from the waterfall the creek had made a fun slide.  We all gave it a try.  Nothing like hurtling out of control on a surface as hard as concrete.  Thankfully, no one broke their coccyx.
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Aunt Rachael needed some extra speed, so she put a jacket under her bottom and flew down even faster!

Little Paigey wasn't going to be left behind.  She got in there with the big people and had a great time...although the sudden impact after a small drop-off made her question that decision.

The hike out from Zapata Falls gave us numerous views to enjoy the Sangre de Cristo Range with Sand Dunes National Park right below them.  Being in nature and hiking around is such good therapy for us!

On the drive home, we took the road less traveled and came across this old barn as the sun was setting.  The colors were a little flat, but the ruggedness of the country was still captured.  What a tough place to live.

Stay tuned for more blogs of our adventures...